The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-05-28
REVIEW OF FASHIONS,
The Leading Features of Summer Dres
Fabrics and Neck-Wear.


Fabrics and Neck-W Wear.
The first opened of the seasons stock
are ginghams, which appear in new and
varied designs each year. The bou-
rette and frise effects of twelve months
ago have given place to very intricate
kind of plaid. Solid blocks of color are
seldom seen. but fine lines of more or
less delicate color form an intricate
system OF squares. These in turn are
arranged in stripes, so that it NAV be
paradoxically stated that some of the
stripes are plaid and there are also
plaids which are striped. For colors,
blue and red are the favorite shades
combined and blended. Threads of
gold traverse some of the new ging-
hams, but goods with this embellish
ment will not recommend themselves
to persons who anticipate summering
by the sea. Lace or open drawn work
in stripes is also feature of some of
the new cotton goods.
Braiding has been such popular
trimming through the winter that it is
to be freely used the coming season. 1t
is most stylish when arranged in points.
A band of pointed braiding is placed
above a four-inch band of velvet around
the bottom of a plain skirt The dra-
perry is left untrimmed, but the coat or
basque is decorated with pointed plas-
irons, epaulettes and pulfs of braiding.
1t is now possible to obtain such pretty
passementeries in imitation of braiding
that it is largely used, to save time and
labor. When pointed plastrons, etc,
are wanted, they can be easily made by
joining parts of the pattern together in
the desired shape. A very pretty effect
is gained by putting a bright-colored
velvet under the braiding on waist and
sleeves.
Black lace dresses are taking the
place of black silk for six months out
of the year. They are elegant, service
able, suitable for both old and young,
and can do duty on diverse occasions.
The laces most used for making them
are the heavier silk varieties. Escurial,
Marquise and other styles. Faille
francais and watered silk are now the
favorite materials for underskirt and
bodice. The newest dresses show a
liberal part of the skirt, so it is desira-
BILE to use handsome material A dress
of very rich black MORE may have a
full. plain back gathered on to the tail
of the bodice while the front is covered
with two deep killed founces of lace,
the upper draped high on the left hip
with a rosette and ends of ribbon. Lace
forms a full trimming about the neck
and bust and composes the sleeves.
Reports from Paris say that, to make
lace costume dressy for evening, low
velvet bodice is worn. over which is q
network of either gold or jet galloon
covering neck and arms The founda-
ton silk of black lace dresses is not al
ways black, brst quite frequently of red,
blue, green, heliotrope or any bright
color. This gives an excellent oppor-
tunity for using old evening dresses
which have lain useless in some trunk
in the storeroom.
For the neck the tendency is toward
eccentricities. 1t was formerly consid-
cred bad taste to wear any thing but
pure white around throat and wrists,
but now all the leading colors are seen
in lingerie. Baby ribbon with picot
edge is made into loops and combined
with folds of colored lisse. Plated
rutfies have quite gone out, and folds
have superseded them, much to the dis
tress of women with long, thin necks
A pretty fashion is to double soft white
ribbon, grosgrain or MORE, and haste
it into neck and sleeves, tying coquet-
fish bow with the ends. Put the ribbon
in with the edges out, if they are feath-
cred, folding unevenly so that both
edges will show Ladies in mourning
use black ribbon in the same way
Good Cheer.